FNUS72 KRAH 061321
FWSRAH

SPOT FORECAST FOR LONG VALLEY FARM UNIT 2...CARVERS CREEK STATE PARK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH, NC
921 AM EDT WED APR 6 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 EDT ON APRIL 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE OVER CENTRAL NC THIS MORNING WELL DRIFT EAST
THIS AFTERNOON. THIS WILL ALLOW A SW SURFACE FLOW TO DEVELOP. TEMPERATURES
AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES SHOULD BE SLIGHTLY COOLER/HIGHER AT BURN SITE
DUE TO FULL SHELTER CANOPY. ALSO WINDS MAY NOT BE AS GUSTY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 9
                    TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 18 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 6000 FT BY MID AFTERNOON.
                    SURFACE-BASED ON INVERSION SHOULD SET UP
                    AROUND SUNSET.

TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 2 TO 5 MPH...INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 10
                    14 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (EDT)          10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).............0      0      0      4
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................50     59     64     67
RH..................46     31     24     22
20 FT WIND..........SW 3   SW 7   SW 7   SW 8
20 FT WIND GUST.....5      20     20     25
MIX HGT (FT)........2200   4200   4800   5600
TRANSPORT WIND......W 5    SW 13  SW 13  SW 14

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44.
MAX HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL
                    BY 9 PM.

TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 4 MPH.

TIME (EDT)          6 PM      9 PM      MIDNGT    3 AM
SKY (%).............10        9         30        30
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
TEMP................66        57        52        48
RH..................25        43        57        72
20 FT WIND..........S 5       S 5       SW 4      SW 4
MIX HGT (FT)........3000      300       300       300
TRANSPORT WIND......S 8       S 5       SW 5      SW 5


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FORECASTER...SHARP
REQUESTED BY...JANET PEARSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110406.LONGV.01/RAH